Corm

noun, slang

noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.

    "The saffron crocus has to be planted by hand from corms."

  2. 2
    A cormorant. informal

    ""Great Corm on the barge—fifth bird from the left," shouted a fourth."

  3. 3
    solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure wordnet

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bulbbulbotuberradixrootseedtap

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"Scientists recommend further research on ways to keep enset trees healthy and on finding improved technologies to make it easier to extract the pulp, grate the corm, and chop the fiber in the fermented kocho."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From scientific Latin cormus, from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”).

Etymology 2

Clipping of cormorant.

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storage organ

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